硝子体

Japanese

Kanji in this term
硝	子	体
しょう Grade: S	し Grade: 1	たい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms

ガラス体 (たい) (garasutai)

Etymology

Compound of 硝子 (shōshi, “glass”) +‎ 体 (tai, “body”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) しょーしたい [shòóshítáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕita̠i]

Noun

硝子体 (hiragana しょうしたい, rōmaji shōshitai, historical hiragana せうしたい)

(ophthalmology) vitreous body

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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